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Fayaad Manie Loyal user 237 Posts |
Fear of performing magic in front of strangers is the most natural thing to feel. It is simply Murphy's law for magicians that you can perfectly perform a move or sleight 200 times in a row but when you show someone, you mess up. This is becuase you are nervous and afraid that you will mess up. You think about messing up so much that it is inevitable that it will happen. When you start performing for strangers, use simple tricks that play big, but require little or no difficult sleights. This will gradually increase your confidence so that when you perform for strangers you will walk in with a positive attitude and not negatively thinking that you will mess up. You mess up simply because you go into performance subconciously convincing yourself that you are going to mess up.
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Kevin Ram Special user Travelling through Europe 791 Posts |
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On 2004-07-22 06:20, Roland Henning wrote: So did you actually go to the city and scream?
"Your the Italian stallion" As said by my g/friend
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joseph Eternal Order Please ignore my 17407 Posts |
Unfortunately, you chose a very difficult card change to perform 100%....if you watch the Marlo video, they show about 25 attempts (outtakes) before he gets it....Like stated above, try sure fire high impact effects at first....then work your way over to the others.....
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler." (Einstein)...
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paulduggan Regular user 131 Posts |
Samuel suggested some good, simple effects to get started with. Personally, I would choose 'Daley's Last Trick' over 'Be Honest, What Is It?' because, although the essential effect is the same, Daley's handling is easier for the beginner (ie. double rather than triple and no tc/bc). Well, not just the beginner - I prefer to do Daley's too.
It was a good battle, and they nearly won.
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Alan Jackson Elite user Cardiff, UK 432 Posts |
You could try here for some excellent advice on performing
http://www.ianrowland.com/Start/Home.html Go to "magicians only", answer the simple question, and then click "advice".
There are 10 kinds of people: those who understand binary numbers, and those who don't.
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16544 Posts |
When I was young I was very shy. It is a horrible feeling. I got a job in a cloths shop and it is amazing how quickly you can get over this when you are forced to deal with the public on a daily basis.
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
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mattisdx Inner circle 1614 Posts |
Start performing for family, than work your way up to your friends, than work your way up to people you see at laid back and relaxed places, like waiters and waitresses at a nice sit down restaurant. you'll be on your way in no time
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Kevin Ram Special user Travelling through Europe 791 Posts |
If you have a local magic shop check itout.
You can go down there and show your stuff to the magicians. You could make some new friends too
"Your the Italian stallion" As said by my g/friend
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Logan Five Inner circle Northern California 1434 Posts |
Nursing homes, senior centers are a great showcase for your cardhandling skills. Also practicing in public like at Starbuck's or a somewhat noisy library will help.
I like Dorian's and mithrandir's advice!! T.A Waters also gave some great advice for magicians performing for laypeople. http://www.stevensmagic.com/gemini/TA%20......ores.htm
Self concept is destiny..
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Tspall Regular user Lumberton, NC 147 Posts |
It's a tough situation but you're definitely not alone. It's also perfectly normal to be nervous about it. Start with just one or two effects that you know inside and out. Practice a basic patter to go along with it. Once you are *totally* comfortable with it, that will take the mechanics of the effect off your mind. Now you can focus more on your spectator. Start with doing an effect for just one person. Don't try to get a crowd going. Start small and once you get comfortable with it, work your way up. Be prepared with your effects, but you also have to tell yourself to just "Go for it!" Best of luck to you! Keep at it!
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Roland Henning Special user Kiel, Germany 511 Posts |
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On 2004-07-22 06:52, kukram wrote: Yes, I did. As I said, kind of weird, but hey, fear of performing isn't an issue anymore. mmG Roland |
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Doug Higley 1942 - 2022 7152 Posts |
"Am I the only one in the world with this problem?"
No, and most overcame the fears. The others became Agents.
Higley's Giant Flea Pocket Zibit
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superhiro Regular user 101 Posts |
I actually thought about what Richard said "nursing homes". If you are going to go into the general public maybe start there as I don't really think the elderly will care if you stuff up. I always wanted to try this and maybe I should, now that someone has reminded me of that idea.
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baddonkeymagic New user Florida 1 Post |
I agree with the others here that say you aren't alone. You have a good start with getting a little experience from the friends and family performing at least. If you are confident that your routines are well structured, rehearsed, and play well, but you still have a fear of performing outside of the friends and family realm, then I have a suggestion.
The best way to take care of that fear and surpass it is to do several things that you fear more. That way after you've done them you will have scared that crap out of yourself, so walking up to a bunch of yanks and doing magic tricks will seem like cake (or pie, which ever you like more). So you can try stuff like this: 1. Stand in a room full of mentally retarded people, criminally insane people, and convicted felons for a day with no food, water, or place to sit down. After this you could try performing for them and see if they like magic tricks. 2. Go out into the middle of desert with no medical supplies or food and get bitten by a snake. Test your survival skills and see what it takes to stay alive! Maybe this will prepare you for doing animal magic for people other than your friends and family! 3. Buy a used car and drive towards a cliff at 100 mph. and jump out just before it goes off. That way you live and the car explodes whenever it hits below the cliff. Not much money wasted in return for the preparation it gives you. That's why I said used car. And hopefully you won't miss it and die or kill yourself when you jump out. Getting out of a car at 100 mph is a touchy stunt. You have one or two fingers in the wrong position and bam, you're frickin dead. And even if you do die that's still awesome. Because, heck, look how much bragging you can do in heaven. I bet you'll be able to tap a lot of that angel butt from this story. And who knows, maybe God likes card tricks. Hope this helps, BAmagic |
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wsduncan Inner circle Seattle, WA 3619 Posts |
One of my favorite books on the subject has this to say:
"I half jokingly said earlier that, 'It’s amazing how your performance improves when you have no guilt…', and it really is true. If you are a nervous performer, a well written, rewritten, and rehearsed script can be very calming." |
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Basil Regular user Green Bay, WI 129 Posts |
I perform infrequently because I also have a "fear" of performing. I used to be much worse, though. I used to have panic attacks when I was going to parties or other social situations. Now I have at least two social gatherings I attend every month.
What helped? Besides getting married (you'd be surprised how much a difference it makes to know you have someone you can count on around), just going to these parties repeatedly has got to the point where I realize it's no big deal. Practice helps also. I practiced Twisting The Aces for hours each day for months before showing it to anybody. I suggest writing a script for your effect, but don't learn it word for word. Having an idea of what you are going to say next is almost as important as mastering the mechanics of the trick. Good luck, Basil |
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cardguy24 Regular user 101 Posts |
Just know some of the of the most talented people feel the same way.
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gogeta97 New user 97 Posts |
Baddonkeymagic, are you mocking me for comic effect?
I love you. EDIT: I probably should have made this longer. Your post made my night. |
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Kevin Ram Special user Travelling through Europe 791 Posts |
Follow basil's advice.
Get married! :rotf: Just kidding.
"Your the Italian stallion" As said by my g/friend
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Ryan 101 Regular user Hawaii 164 Posts |
Maybe you should try to perform for people you know, but not really well.
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